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Archer, of Coopersale House, a gentleman of landed pro- 

 perty in Essex and Berkshire. Shortly after his death in 

 1800, a description of his annual visits to his estates was 

 published. If this record may be accepted as true, the 

 passage of Mr. Archer bore more resemblance to the 

 "progress" of King James I., the wanderings of the 

 eccentric Colonel Thornton (of whom more in a later 

 chapter), or the pompous pageantry of the ancient nobles 

 of Spain when they went to take possession of a Vice- 

 Royalty, than the arrival of a plain county gentleman. 

 Not even Mr. John Jorrocks would have made such an 

 entry. The following was the order of the cavalcade : — 

 First, the coach and six horses, with two postilions, coach- 

 man, and three outriders ; a post-chaise and four post-horses, 

 phaeton and four followed by two grooms, a chaise marine 

 with four horses carrying the numerous services of plate — 

 this last was escorted by the under-butler, who had under 

 his command three stout fellows ; they formed a part of the 

 household, and all were armed with blunderbusses. Next 

 followed the hunters with their cloths of scarlet trimmed 

 with silver, and attended by the stud-groom and huntsman ; 

 each horse had a fox's brush tied to the front of the bridle. 

 The rear was brought up by the pack of hounds, the 

 whipper-in, the hack-horses, and the inferior stablemen. 



